Kennebunk Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – for the next week and a half, Kennebunk Beach is barely showing a pulse. We’re looking at tiny, weak swells with poor wind alignment. The water’s sitting at a touch warmer than normal for July at about 65°, but that’s about the only highlight for a while.

Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are both flat with tiny 1ft SE windswell and a mix of cross-off and cross-on wind. It’s clean at times, but there’s just no power – combined swell energy is only 30-37, which is weak. Nothing to get excited about.

Monday the 13th sees a bump in size to about 5ft, but it’s a short-period 5 second S swell with a moderate cross-onshore wind. The combined energy ticks up to 144, so there’s a bit of push, but the comment says poor surf conditions. That’s a no from me.

From Tuesday the 14th all the way through to Friday the 24th, it’s a long, drawn-out stretch of tiny surf – mostly ankle to knee high – with the occasional 4ft or 5ft show on Monday the 20th and Friday the 24th. The wind is often clean or cross-off, but the swell is too small and weak to do anything with. The 20th has 5ft E swell but at only 6 seconds, and the comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” Not a standout.

Now, Saturday the 25th of July is where things finally turn around. That morning, we’ve got a clean 4-5ft swell from the SE at 10 seconds, with a light cross-off breeze from the E at 9 mph. Combined swell energy hits 421 – that’s moderate energy, and it’s the first time we see the comment “expect good surf conditions.” This is the best window of the whole outlook. The break is sheltered from that ENE optimum direction, but the SE swell with clean conditions will still offer some fun, lined-up waves. Just keep an eye on the crowds – this spot can get busy sometimes.

Sunday the 26th also looks promising. Morning has a moderate offshore wind from the NE at 16 mph cleaning up a 2-3ft SSE swell, but the afternoon is the real treat. The wind stays offshore, light at 9 mph, and the swell jumps to 4ft from the SSE with a long 12-second period. Combined energy rockets up to 455, and the comment is “expect good surf conditions.” That’s a solid end to the run.

So the standout here is Saturday the 25th morning, with clean conditions and that moderate-energy SE swell. Sunday the 26th afternoon is the runner-up with that longer-period groundswell and glassy offshore wind. But even then, with swell heights around 4-5ft, it’s more of a fun, user-friendly size for intermediates than a heavy day for experts.

Alright, that’s your lot for Kennebunk. A long flat spell, then a couple of decent days late in the month. Stay tuned.

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